Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Bills

Disability Amendment Bill 2022

Introduction and first reading

The ACTING PRESIDENT (Mr Melhem) (20:13): I have a message from the Assembly:

The Legislative Assembly presents for the agreement of the Legislative Council ‘A Bill for an Act to amend the Disability Act 2006 in relation to the Secretary’s functions, the sharing of information, residential services, restrictive practices, compulsory treatment and other related matters, to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 in relation to SDA enrolled dwellings, to amend the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018 in relation to registration requirements, to make consequential amendments to other Acts, and for other purposes’.

Ms PULFORD (Western Victoria—Minister for Employment, Minister for Innovation, Medical Research and the Digital Economy, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Resources) (20:14): I move:

That the bill be now read a first time.

Motion agreed to.

Read first time.

Ms PULFORD: I move:

That the second reading be made an order of the day for the next day of meeting.

Motion agreed to.